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St John’s Wood was once part of the Great Forest of Middlesex. The name derives from its mediaeval owners, the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (Knights Hospitallers), an Augustinian order, which took over the land from the Knights Templar in 1323. After the Reformation and the Dissolution of monastic orders, St John’s Wood became Crown land, and Henry VIII established Royal Hunting Grounds in what became known as Marylebone Park, to the north of which lay St John’s Wood. Apart from short periods during the reign of Mary Tudor and Cromwell’s Protectorate, the area known as The St John’s Wood Estate remained Crown land until 1688.

Until the end of the eighteenth century, the area remained in agricultural use.

St John's Wood was developed from the early 19th century onwards. It was one of the first London suburbs to be developed with a large amount of low density 'villa' housing, as opposed to the terraced housing which was the norm in London up to the 19th century, even in expensive districts. Parts of St John's Wood have been rebuilt at a higher density, but it remains a highly desirable residential district, and one of the most expensive areas of London.

St John's Wood is the location of Lord's Cricket Ground, home of Middlesex County Cricket Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), and original headquarters of the sport. It is also famous for Abbey Road Studios and the street Abbey Road, where The Beatles recorded, notably the Abbey Road album, the cover of which features the band crossing the road. Sir Paul McCartney has owned a property in the area since the 1960s and is regularly seen strolling along St John's Wood High Street.

The Rolling Stones referenced St John's Wood in their song Play With Fire. Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones lived on Carlton Hill, at the northern edge of St John's Wood, in the 1960s.

St John’s Wood station was opened on 20 November 1939 on a new section of deep-level tunnel constructed between Baker Street and Finchley Road when the Metropolitan Line's services on its Stanmore branch were transferred to the Bakerloo Line. It was transferred along with the rest of the Stanmore branch to the Jubilee Line when it opened in 1979.
With the opening of St John's Wood station, two nearby stations on the Metropolitan Line were closed. These were Lord's (which had originally been opened in 1868 as St John's Wood Road) and Marlborough Road.

The station building is located on the corner of Acacia Road and Finchley Road. The station is the nearest one to Lord's Cricket Ground and Abbey Road Studios. For this reason Beatles memorabilia are sold at the station.

The platform design remains the same as when opened in 1939, and was designed by Harold Stabler.

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Abbey Road and Regents Park Children’s Centre Information Point: This is a children’s centre.Abercorn School: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 2 and 13.Anna Freud Centre: The Anna Freud Centre is a child mental health research, training and treatment centre.Ark King Solomon Academy: Academy sponsor led (All through) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 18. Admissions policy: Comprehensive (secondary).
Ark Paddington Green Primary Academy: Academy sponsor led (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Arnold House School: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 5 and 13. Admissions policy: Non-selective.
Barrow Hill Junior School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 7 and 11.Beachcroft AP Academy: Academy alternative provision converter which accepts students between the ages of 5 and 16.Billy Fury Way, NW6: Billy Fury Way is a path which runs alongside the railway in NW6.Broadhurst Gardens Meadow: Broadhurst Gardens Community Meadow is a private area open only to the residents of the houses which surround it.Broadhurst School: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 2 and 5. Admissions policy: Non-selective.
Compayne Open Space: As West Hampstead was developed, a series of private gardens were built behind the urban facades.Finchley Road: Finchley Road is on the Jubilee line, between West Hampstead and Swiss Cottage and on the Metropolitan line between Baker Street and Wembley Park.Freud Museum: The Freud Museum is a museum dedicated to Sigmund Freud, who lived there with his family during the last year of his life. Frognal Bridge: Where Frognal meets the Finchley Road, there is an indiscernible dip...Gateway Academy: Academy converter (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.George Eliot Primary School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Goldhurst Open Space: Maryon Wilson Green Triangle and Goldhurst Open Space lies to the rear of Fairhazel Gardens and Goldhurst Terrace.Harris Academy St John’s Wood: Academy sponsor led (Secondary) which accepts students between the ages of 11 and 18.Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, NW3: Voluntary aided school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 4 and 11.Jacksfield: Jacksfield was one of the smaller but well-documented copyhold estates in the West Hampstead area.Kilburn Aqueduct: Some way from the area now called Kilburn, the Kilburn Aqueduct of the Grand Union Canal spanned the River Westbourne.Kilburn Bridge Farm: Kilburn Bridge Farm stood beside Watling Street until the late 1830s.Little Venice: Little Venice is a picturesque area situated around the Regent's Canal in the Paddington area.Maida Vale: Maida Vale took its name from a public house named after John Stuart, Count of Maida, which opened on the Edgware Road soon after the Battle of Maida, 1806.Naima Jewish Preparatory School: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 2 and 11. Admissions policy: Non-selective.
Netherhall House: Netherhall House is a catered intercollegiate halls of residence for men, founded in 1952.North Bridge House Pre-Prep School: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 5 and 7.O2 Centre: The O2 Centre, an indoor shopping and entertainment centre was opened in 1998.Portman Early Childhood Centre: Local authority nursery school (Nursery) which accepts students between the ages of 2 and 5.Robinsfield Infant School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 7.South Hampstead High School: South Hampstead High School is an independent day school.Southbank International School: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.St Christina’s School: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.St George’s Catholic School: Academy converter (Secondary) which accepts students between the ages of 11 and 18. Admissions policy: Comprehensive (secondary).
St John’s Wood Pre-Preparatory School: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 7. Admissions policy: Non-selective.
St John's Wood: St John's Wood is an affluent district, north west of Regent's Park.St Joseph’s RC Primary School: Voluntary aided school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School: Voluntary aided school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.St Saviour’s CofE Primary School: Voluntary aided school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.The American School in London: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 4 and 18.UCS Pre-Prep: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 4 and 7.Warwick Avenue: Warwick Avenue tube station is a London Underground station near Little Venice in north-west London. The station is on the Bakerloo Line, between Paddington and Maida Vale stations.Westbourne Pond: Westbourne Pond is marked on the 1830 Greenwood map as the source of the Westbourne River.

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John Rocque (c. 1709–1762) was a surveyor, cartographer, engraver, map-seller and the son of Huguenot émigrés.
Roque is now mainly remembered for his maps of London. This map dates from the second edition produced in 1762. London and his other maps brought him an appointment as cartographer to the Prince of Wales in 1751. His widow continued the business after his death.
The map of Hampstead covers an area stretching from the edge in the northwest of present-day Dollis Hill to Islington in the southeast.

John Rocque (c. 1709–1762) was a surveyor, cartographer, engraver, map-seller and the son of Huguenot émigrés.
Roque is now mainly remembered for his maps of London. This map dates from the second edition produced in 1762. London and his other maps brought him an appointment as cartographer to the Prince of Wales in 1751. His widow continued the business after his death.
The map covers central London at a reduced level of detail compared with his 1745-6 map.

Engraved map. Hand coloured.
Insets: A view of the Tower from London Bridge -- A view of London from Copenhagen Fields. Includes views of facades of 25 structures "A comparison of the principal buildings of London."

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